To Prof. Eliud Peterson And Prof. CinChaz Only
To Prof. Eliud Peterson And Prof. CinChaz Only. In your opinion, is file deallocation important? Explain your answer and describe how long you believe your own system would perform adequately if this service were no longer available. Discuss the consequences and any alternatives that users might have.
2. In your own words, describe the purpose of the working directory and how it can speed or slow file access. In your opinion, should there be more than one working directory? Explain.
3. Devise a way to compress the following list of last names using a lossless technique similar to that shown in Table 8.6 for repeated terms. Describe your method and show the compressed list. Explain the characteristics that make your technique lossless (and not lossy).
McConnor, Nelson
McDavid, Nelson
McDavid, Patricia
McDonald, Mary
McDonald, Marie
McDonnell, Mike